CAR WAS BANGING INTO SECOND GEAR PERIODICALLY SINCE THE DAY WE GOT IT AS A CPO ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. FAST FORWARD TO LAST WEEK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WAS BUCKING AND SLAMMING INTO GEARS AND STALLING OUT AT LIGHTS. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAR NEEDED A TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. GM CORPORATE DID NOTHING TO HELP WITH THE COST AND NOW I'M ON THE HOOK FOR A $6,000 BILL. PLUS I HAVE TO FIND A RENTAL CAR TO WAIT FOR THE BACK ORDERED TRANSMISSION TO ARRIVE BECAUSE OF THE STRIKE. NEVER AGAIN GM
2014 GMC Acadia complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2014 record →
STARTED THE CAR ON A RAINY DAY AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND A MESSAGE DISPLAYED "SERVICE AIR BAG". I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE MESSAGE AND AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON. I HAVE SEARCHED SEVERAL FORMS WHERE SEVERAL CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE.
THE STEERING TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT WAS REALLY TIGHT AND HARD TO STEER AS IS THERE WERE NO POWER STEERING THE VEHICLE TWO DAYS LATER BROKE DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE I WENT FROM 70MPH TO 30MPH WITHIN SECONDS WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED THE SEAT BELT JERKED MY SHOULDER IT JERKED SO HARD WHEN THE ENGINE REDUCED POWER DUE TO WHAT THE MESSAGE ON THE DASH SAID WAS A TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE I SPENT 1600 GETTING THE POWER STEERING PUMP, WATER PUMP AND WHAT THEY SAID WAS A LOOSE WIRE CAUSING TH TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM FIXED JUST FOR THE CAR TO BREAK DOWN AGAIN WITH THE SAME TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE MESSAGE THE CAR SLOWED DOWN SO QUICKLY I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY SEAT BELT ON AND THE BREAKS WERE VERY HARD TO PUSH I HAD TO CRAWL TO A STOP ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED AGAIN AND NO STEERING THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE THERE SHOULD BE A LAW SUIT
THE GEARS SOMETIMES DOES A HARD PUSH WHEN CHANGING GEARS AUTOMATICALLY. THE DASHBOARD LIGHT KEEPS TURNING OFF AND DRIVER CAN NOT SEE THE SPEEDOMOTOR ETC.
MY "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT AND WARNING CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED IT IS THE WIRING UNDER MY DRIVERS SEAT CAUSING THE WARNING LIGHT. THE LIGHT FIRST CAME ON A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON AND WE HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THE LIGHT WILL GO ON AND OFF IF I MOVE MY DRIVERS SEAT FORWARD AND BACK, BUT THIS IS A TEMPORARY FIX AS THE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON IN THE SEAT POSITION I NEED TO KEEP IT IN FOR DRIVING. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALLED 2008-2013 GMC ACADIA. MINE IS A 2014 AND NOT A PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECALL, BUT CLEARLY THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED AT THE EXPENSE OF GM.
SERVICE AIG BAG LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT DISABLES THE AIRBAGS FROM FUNCTIONING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN AN IMPACT COLLISION. IT APPEARS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON GMC ACADIAS FOR THIS ISSUE THROUGH THE 2013 MODEL. THIS IS AN ON-GOING ISSUE WITH THE ACADIA THAT RESULTS IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SAFETY FEATURE NOT WORKING.
IN ORDER TO STOP MY VEHICLE I'M HAVING TO APPLY A LOT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN I'M DRIVING IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BRAKES ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE ON THEIR OWN AND MAKE A SCRUBBING SOUND.
VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING. HEADLIGHTS ARE IN AUTO RUNNING LIGHTS POSITION, BUT WILL NOT TURN ON. NO HEADLIGHTS AVAILABLE, ONLY OPTION TO USE IS FOG LIGHTS. THIS OCCURRED AFTER 9 PM ON A HIGHWAY, CREATING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS SHOPS AND NO PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS WERE DETECTED, NO PROBLEMS WITH FUSES, COMPUTER OR BATTERY DETECTED, NO LAMPS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. TWO MONTHS LATER NO SOLUTION FOUND. THE VEHICLE IS NOT OPERATIONAL DURING POOR WEATHER OR AFTER DARK.
THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF 2014 ACADIA OWNERS HAVING A SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON AND WONT GO OFF. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ALL ACADIA'S OF 2013 AND EARLIER THAT HAD A RECALL TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. 2014 NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND POSSIBLE DEATH UPON IMPACT ISSUE IF AIRBAG DOESNT GO OFF DUE TO GMC'S NEGLIGENCE IN DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE PREVIOUS MODELS HAD. GMC COULD FACE LAWSUITS IF SOMEONE IS KILLED DUE TO THIS ISSUE ON THIS YEAR ACADIA. ITS APPROX $500 TO FIX AND IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM ACROSS MANY OWNED ACADIAS. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THIS NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY.
GAS GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO "0" WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE YET IT HAD GAS IN IT.
THE FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO E WHEN YOU STILL HAVE APPROX 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. THERE WAS RECALL FOR THIS BUT IT SEEMS IT DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE BY VIN.
THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF 2014 ACADIA OWNERS HAVING A SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON AND WONT GO OFF. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ALL ACADIA'S OF 2013 AND EARLIER THAT HAD A RECALL TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. 2014 NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND POSSIBLE DEATH UPON IMPACT ISSUE IF AIRBAG DOESNT GO OFF DUE TO GMC'S NEGLIGENCE IN DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE PREVIOUS MODELS HAD. GMC COULD FACE LAWSUITS IF SOMEONE IS KILLED DUE TO THIS ISSUE ON THIS YEAR ACADIA. ITS APPROX $500 TO FIX AND IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM ACROSS MANY OWNED ACADIAS. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THIS NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY.
ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY CAR STARTED LOSING POWER WHEN DRIVING. IT OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING THE HIGHWAY. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS YESTERDAY ON THE HIGHWAY OFF RAMP. THE CAR LOSES POWER AND A MESSAGE COMES ON SAYING SERVICE STABILITRAK TRACTION CONTROL OFF ENGINE POWER REDUCED, THE ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AND I CANNOT GET BACK UP TO SPEED. I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY, TURN IT OFF AND WAIT 20-30 SECONDS THEN TURN IT BACK ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE TWICE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM.
ON SATURDAY EVENING AUGUST 3, 2019 MY WIFE, WHO WAS DRIVING OUR 2014 GMC ACADIA, REPORTED TO ME THAT A RED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND THE MESSAGE "SERVICE AIR BAG" CAME ON AND REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. ON SUNDAY AUGUST 4, THE WARNING LIGHT AND MESSAGE WENT OFF DURING THE DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, BUT LATER CAME ON WHEN MY WIFE DROVE THE VEHICLE DURING THE EVENING. ON MONDAY AUGUST 5 WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE ACADIA, BOTH THE WARNING LIGHT AND MESSAGE "SERVICE AIR BAG" CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. ON MONDAY AUGUST 5 I DROVE THE ACADIA TO A GM DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS IT OPENED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WERE TWO DIAGNOSIS CODES FOR TWO SEPARATE FAILURES RELATING TO THE AIR BAGS. THE FIRST WAS CODE B0022 (WHICH THE DEALERSHIP SAID WAS RELATED TO A WIRING FAILURE). THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THIS FAILURE CODE OF B0022 WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY PURSUANT TO GM SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT NUMBER 15804. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE SECOND DIAGNOSIS CODE WAS B0058 (WHICH THE DEALERSHIP SAID WAS A FAILED SENSOR). THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS NEEDED TO BE FIXED IN ORDER FOR THE AIRBAGS TO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID, HOWEVER, THAT REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSOR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ADJUSTMENT 15804. THE DEALERSHIP DID OFFER A DISCOUNTED CHARGE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE FAILED SENSOR AND AS OF THIS WRITING THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE ALL REPAIRS NECESSARY FOR THE AIR BAGS TO WORK. I HAVE ADVISED THE DEALERSHIP OF MY INTENTION TO REPORT THE SENSOR FA
MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE STABLILITREK COMES ON WHILE I'M DRIVING WHICH IS VERY BECAUSE THE CAR JERKS WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE AT A CERTAIN SPEED. AND WHEN I GO AROUND A CURVE THE STABLILITREK ACTIVE COME ON AND THE CAR MAKES A HUMMING NOISE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 SECONDS AND THEN JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DESERT SUN ROSWELL (1266, 2601 W 2ND ST, ROSWELL, NM 88201, (575) 625-1000) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,550.
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN THE DISPLAY INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON AND REMAINS ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS TO SEVERAL WEEKS THEN CLEARS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN REPEATS. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE WHEN PRESENTING FOR DIAGNOSTIC REPAIRS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BERLIN CITY NISSAN OF PORTLAND (227 MAINE MALL RD SOUTH, PORTLAND, ME 04106, 207-390-8982) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE NOT EQUIPPED TO REPAIR THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER (BILL DODGE GMC BUICK, 2 SAUNDERS WAY, WESTBROOK, ME 04092, (207) 420-8987) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,090.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V614000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BY SERRA BUICK GMC CADILLAC (12300 30 MILE RD, WASHINGTON, MI 48095, (586) 331-2540). AFTER THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. SERRA BUICK GMC CADILLAC (12300 30 MILE RD, WASHINGTON, MI 48095, (586) 331-2540) DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,725.
"SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER MADE WIRING REPAIR TO A SIR MODULE AND REPLACED A SIR SYSTEM SENSOR FOR APPROXIMATELY $530. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" CAME ON AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIND A "BULLETIN" FROM GMC ADVISING TECHNICIANS TO CORRECT PROBLEM BY SOLDERING SOME ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SUBSTANTIAL DESIGN FLAW AND SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR A MISSION CRITICAL SYSTEM WHERE RELIABILITY IS PARAMOUNT. THIS PART DOES NOT ROTATE, IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY UNKNOWN WEAR AND TEAR, THERE ARE NO PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT GMC HAS NOT ADEQUATELY ADVISED THEIR DEALERS AND TECHNICIANS THAT THIS DEFICIENCY EXISTS AND WHAT THE PROPER CORRECTIVE ACTIONS IS WITHOUT EXORBITANT COSTS TO THE CONSUMER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM ACTIVATED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. ALSO, "SERVICE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM" ILLUMINATED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. IN ADDITION, THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT OPERATE INTERNALLY, ONLY EXTERNALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BEARDMORE CHEVROLET (418 FORT CROOK RD. N, BELLEVUE, NE 68005) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A HARNESS THAT FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE TO QUALIFY FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY UNDER BULLETIN NUMBER: 16-NA-178 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
THE SERVICE AIR BAG SOON LIGHT IS ON AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 74,000 MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR EARLIER MODEL YEAR ACADIAS UP TO 2013 AND IT IS WIDELY REPORTED THAT THE 2014S HAVE THE SAME ISSUE; THAT THE CONNECTOR HAS TO BE RESOLDERED FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE TO GMC AND THEY ARE CHARGING APPROXIMATELY $400 TO FIX A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PAY $400 TO GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE IT IS NOT AN INCLUDED RECALL ON THE 2014S AND I DON'T WANT MY WIFE DRIVING A CAR WITHOUT AIRBAGS.
I'M GETTING SERVICE AIR BAGS ON MY 2014 GMC ACADIA. THERE WAS A RECALL ON AIRBAGS PREVIOUSLY FOR THIS VEHICLE FROM 2009-2013 BUT NOT THIS MODEL. I'VE READ ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ON THE AIRBAGS FAILING AND THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR FLOOD DAMAGE. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON WHY I SHOULD BE GETTING SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE
THE AIRBAG SERVICE WARNING CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. PLEASE ASSIST ASAP, WE DRIVE OUR CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE.
A/C STOPPED WORKING DUE TO THE REAR EVAPORATOR LEAKING CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL PART BLOWING OUT BRUSH DUST CONTAINING COPPER PARTICLES WHICH CORRODED THE EVAPORATOR, WHICH CAUSED A LEAK.
I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 67000 MILE ON MY CAR AND TODAY THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON OFF AND ON I WILL PUT FUEL AND AND THE GAUGE STILL READS EMPTY OR HALF TANK TAKES RESTARTING CAR MANY TIMES BEFORE READS ACCURATELY ALSO PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALARM WILL GO OFF WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT
ON ONE, APPROXIMATELY 200-MILE TRIP LAST YEAR, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN OUR ACADIA COMPLETELY WENT OUT (INCLUDING ALL GUAGES, TURN SIGNALS, ETC.) THREE SEPARATE TIMES. WE WERE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE ROADWAYS, AND THE VEHICLE COULD STILL BE DRIVEN. THE SYSTEM REBOOTED EACH TIME AFTER A FEW MINUTES. ULTIMATELY, MY WIFE ENDED UP STRANDED AS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE AFTER SHE HAD PARKED IT DURING A SEPARATE TRIP. OUR GM DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT THE REAR OBJECT DETECTION MODULES HAD CORRODED, AND THAT "EVERYONE HAS THIS PROBLEM." THE CORROSION CAUSED A CASCADE FAILURE OR THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, WHICH IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. GM REPLACES THESE MODULES WITH NON-CORRODING ONES NOW, AFTER WE PAID $992.52 TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. I CONTACTED AUTUMN AT GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND SHE SAID THAT THERE IS NOW SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT BEGAN ON 4/2/19. HOWEVER, OUR VEHICLE IS OVER THE 80,000-MILE WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM.
SIDE BLIND ZONE ALERT FEATURE IS NOT WORKING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE DUE TO EITHER DEFECTIVE SENSORS OR MODULE. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR IS OVER $800.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND SEVERAL MESSAGES ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, INCLUDING THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING INDICATORS. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED WEST PAT O'BRIEN CHEVROLET (440-249-6296, LOCATED AT 25100 DETROIT RD, WESTLAKE, OH 44145) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000.
SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ON THE DASH. I'VE HAD MY CAR RIGHT AT A YEAR WHEN THE WARNING CAME UP ON THE DASH. UPON RESEARCHING I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS CLOSE AS TWO DAYS AGO.. MY CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 77,000 MILES ON IT.
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN APRIL 2017, BUT A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I STARTED HAVING A LIGHT ON IN THE DASH SAYING "SERVICE AIR BAG". I'VE TRIED IGNORING IT & HOPING THAT THERE WOULD EVENTUALLY BE A RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD A WARRANTY, BUT WE ARE ABOUT TO TAKE IT IN TO GET IT SERVICED. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I AM FINDING THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH ACADIAS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE & HAVE HAD TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE & PAY TO GET IT SERVICED. I'VE ALSO READ WHERE THERE WERE SOME ACCIDENTS WHERE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT MANY GMC MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT IT WAS FOR YEAR MODELS PREVIOUS TO MINE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE YEAR BEFORE MINE). I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS THE CHEVROLET TRAVERSE (WHICH IS THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE AS MINE, JUST WITH THE CHEVROLET NAME) & SHE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT I'M HAVING. IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? PLEASE RESEARCH THIS. IT IS NOT COINCIDENCE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM! THIS LIGHT COMES ON AT ALL TIMES AS SOON AS YOU TURN ON THE CAR. I HAVE READ WHERE SOME HAVE HAD FAULTY WIRING UNDER THE SEAT THAT HAD TO BE RE-SOLDERED.
THE SEATS FOR THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARE NOT ERGONOMICALLY CORRECT. THE PUSH THE PASSENGERS HEAD AND NECK FORWARD INTO AN UNNATURAL POSOTION. THIS HAPPENS AT THE WITH THE HEADREST FULLY UP, DOWN, FORWARD OR AS FAR BACK IN POSITION AS IT CAN BE MIVED. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING NECK PAIN. I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH LOWER LUMBAR SUPPORT. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MANY I DIVIDUALS IN SOCIAL MEDIA THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND THE 2014 BUICK SUV.
WHILE DRIVING, THE STABILITRAK SERVICE MESSAGE CAME ON, THEN TRACKTION CONTROL DISPLAYED. THE CAR THEN STALLED, WHILE DOING 70 ON THE FREEWAY. ALMOST GOT KILLED TRYING TO GET TO THE RIGHT LANE. HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION (AND OPEN THE DOOR TO KILL THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT) TO RESET THE CAR TO DRIVE IT. THE CAR ALSO DOES THIS AT IDLE. IT WILL RANDOMLY MIS-SHIFT AND FEEL LIKE A CHAIN WAS HOOKED TO MY BUMPER AND BROKE OFF. SUPER SCARY, LIFE IN DANGER FOR SURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 5 DAYS AGO.
BRAKE BOOSTER IS BAD ON 2014 GMC ACADIA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE STABILITRAK, AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE REPLACED EIGHT TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
AUXILLARY EVAPORATOR CORE FAILURE, 2 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE AT THE HEAT OF THE DAY, DRIVER SIDE A/C BLEW COLD, PASSENGER SIDE BLEW HOT
ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING AFTER KEY TURNED TO OFF AND THEN REMOVED
TAKATA RECALL MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING TOTAL SYSTEM ELECTRICAL FAILING, IT STARTED WITH A REAR COLLISION MODULE AND NOW IT IS OTHER SYSTEM LIKE; AIRBAG LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BLINGERS, RADIO, ETC. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL, WE NEED HELP!
POWER STEERING FAILED - NO DASH LIGHT, DIP STICK HIDDEN UNDER PLASTIC ENGINE SHROUD, NO FLUID SHOWING. ALMOST CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT INTERSECTION THEN FAILED COMPLETELY ON THE NEXT TURN TO THE RIGHT. NOW THE STEERING WITHOUT THE PUMP IS SERIOUSLY DIFFICULT TO TURN, ESPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS OR GOING DOWN HILL.
THERE IS A WATER LEAK EVERY TIME IT RAINS. ONCE I COULD NOT SHUT OFF MY CAR HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SAID THE DRAIN LINE FOR SUNROOF HAD DEBRI AND WATER WAS SITTING ON FUSE BOX. WATER LEAKS IN FLOOR BOARD. YESTERDAY, THERE IS NO SOUND IN VEHICLE AT ALL (NO RADIO NO BLINKING NOISE WHEN BLINKER IS TURNED ON.)
MY CAR IS ON HIS 4TH BATTERY SINCE I BOUGHT IT. SOMETHING KEEPS DRAINING THE BATTERY. TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY ALL OK. TODAY AFTER BEEN THE 4 DAYS AGO, THE BATTERY IS DEAD AS GAIN. IT DOES TAKE CHARGE. CAN I APPLY FOR THE LEMON LAW, I WONDER.
ENGINE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON
MY VEHICLE WILL TELL ME TO SERVICE STABILITRAL, AND THAT TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF. IT INTERMITTENTLY DOES THIS AND GOES AWAY ONCE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND BACK O. HOWEVER IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BC THE CAR THEN STALLS, HAS A HARD TIME ACCELERATING, AND HESITATES/STUTTERS AS IT TRIES TO ACCELERATE. MAINLY DOES THIS WHEN DRIVING MORE THAN 20 MILES ON HIGHWAY.BUT SOMETIMES IN CITY ENVIRONMENTS. IT SOUNDS VERY FAMILIAR TO ANOTHER RECALL. BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR WITH VIN AS A RECALL
FUEL GAGE CONTINUOUSLY SHOWS FULL THEN A FEW MINS LATER EMPTY EVEN AFTER FILLING UP TAKE, GAGE SHOES TIRE LEVELS IN ACCURATELY, LIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND WON'T SHUT OFF AFTER TURNED OFF COMPLETELY, DRIVER SEAT CONTINUES TO WIGGLE LOOSE EVEN AFTER TIGHTENING BACK OVER AND OVER, WHEN VEHICLE ISN'T SITTING IN PARK ON AFTER ABOUT 30MINUTES OR SO IT WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE, SPUTTER THEN FINALLY STALL REGUARDLESS OF ACCELERATING TO RESTART IT WILL STILL STALK WHEN DRIVING FOR AWHILE THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY JERK FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AND FEEL LIKE IT LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AS WELL EVEN AFTER I TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HAVING A SENSOR CHANGED(WHICH A DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED WAS WRONG) ALONG WITH AN OIL CHANGE WE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE RECALLS THAT WERE LISTED PRIOR TO US PURCHASING THE VEHICLE SHOULD'VE BEEN ADDRESSED WEREN'T WE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY'D LOOK AT THOSE RECALLS FROM THEN BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM AT OUR OWN COST AND THAT THE RECALLS AND ISSUE SALES WE HAD TALKED ABOUT WEREN'T LISTED SO AT THIS POINT WE'RE UNABLE TO TAKE THE FAMILY VEHICLE TOO FAR FROM HOME CONSIDERING WE LIVE 30 MINS OUTSIDE OF TUCSON, WE HAVE FOUR KIDS AND MY HUSBAND IS A DISABLED VETERAN WE EVEN STATED TO THE DEALERSHIP WE NEEDED A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
SERVICE AIR BAG SOON COMES UP 30 OR MORE TIMES A DAY AND STRUTS ARE MAKING NOISE
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT WARNING CHIMED TO INDICATE A PASSENGER WAS NOT WEARING A SEATBELT AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON/OFF LIGHT TOGGLED BACK AND FORTH WHEN NO PASSENGER WAS IN THE CAR IN THE SEAT. THIS RESOLVED SPONTANEOUSLY BY THE NEXT DAY, NOW THE SERVICE AIRBAG SOON NOTICE AND WARNING LIGHT IS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT THAT WOULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY OR ACTIVATE. I SEE THAT A PREVIOUS RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED IN 2014 FOR THE 2009-2013 MODELS OF GMC ACADIA, BUT MY SPECIFIC ACADIA IS A 2014 MODEL. THERE ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS LISTED FOR MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION IS A SERIOUS CONCERN FOR GMC ACADIA OWNERS. THIS ISSUE JUST STARTED AND I HAVE NOT VISITED A DEALER YET.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF ELECTRICAL FAILURES RELATED TO THE COMPUTER SCREEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOMETER DASHBOARD WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERATIVE, AND THE SIDE MIRROR BLIND SPOT DETECTORS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR CROSS TRAFFIC DETECTORS FAILED. THE CONTACT SUSPECTED THAT THE CHASSIS MODULE WITHIN THE VEHICLE WAS FAULTY. CRIPPEN BUICK GMC (8300 WEST SAGINAW HIGHWAY, LANSING, MICHIGAN 48917, (517) 627-8411) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE BATTERY MAY HAVE BEEN FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
IN A REAR END COLLISION'ANOTHER CAR HITTING US, WE WERE JUST BEGINNING TO MOVE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, HE WAS COMING BEHIND US AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED'THE PASSENGER SEAT CAME FORWARD ALMOST THROWING ME INTO THE DASH, THEN FLEW BACKWARDS, COLLAPSING INTO THE SEAT BEHIND IT. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS BEING A PROBLEM UNTIL I SAW IT ON TV ABOUT CHILD SAFETY IN THE REAR SEAT. IF ANYONE HAD BEEN IN THE SEAT BEHIND ME THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. SURPRISINGLY, I WAS NOT INJURED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED BECAUSE THE REAR WAS SO DAMAGED IT COULD NOT BE STRAIGHTENED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ART MORAN BUICK GMC (29300 TELEGRAPH RD, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48034, (800) 224-2570) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
IN SHORT, THE BUCKLE SPRING OR SUSPENSION DISCONNECTED OR COLLAPSE. WENT TO BUCKLE THE BELT IN AND IT WOULD NOT LATCH. THERE IS A RECALL NOTED FOR 2014 GMC ACADIA SEAT BELTS AND WE ARE BEING TOLD OUR VEHICLE THAT IS A 2014 GMC ACADIA PURCHASED 04/2014 IS NOT WITHIN THAT RECALL. HOW DOES THE BUCKLE JUST DISCONNECT? WE'VE HAD CARS OLDER THAN THIS WITH ABSOLUTELY NO ISSUES. BEING CHARGED $200-$300 FOR THIS. 2014 GMC ACADIA RECALL - #14V266000 RECALL FOR SEAT BELTS GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2014 BUICK ENCLAVE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED APRIL 14, 2008, THROUGH MAY 14, 2014, CHEVROLET TRAVERSE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED JUNE 6, 2008, THROUGH MAY 14, 2014, AND GMC ACADIA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED APRIL 9, 2008, THROUGH MAY 14, 2014, AND 2009-2010 SATURN OUTLOOK VEHICLES MANUFACTURED APRIL 14, 2008, THROUGH MARCH 18, 2010.
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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